While the launch of the Steam Deck was the opposite of pompous, headlines surrounding Valve's PC gaming handheld have jumped out left and right throughout the last 18 months. The company was also ready to provide superb support for it and the plethora of possibilities found inside the Deck's tiny chassis, matched with Valve's supporting stance towards modding also contributed to the Deck's success. You could also argue that the Steam Deck has refreshed the PC gaming space that has for years focused on shiny visuals, ever faster hardware, chasing the latest multiplayer trends, busywork open-world game design, shallow and neverending GaaS model, and high frame rates even in single player titles